This is our record of the short life of our son, Samuel, and the days following. Samuel was born on August 1, 2009 with several heart defects and very sick lungs. He died on August 31, 2009. August was a holy month for us,and we are so grateful for the days we had with our third son. We are convinced that our God, who carried us through each moment, is GOOD and TRUSTWORTHY. We are learning to praise Him in new ways and depend on Him more fully as we grieve Samuel.

Friday, October 22, 2010

October Family Fun

Every year we go to Berry Patch Farms and have a great time. Here Joel is enjoying a huge pumpkin.

Caleb is looking so grown up to me lately.

Showing off our gourds

Last weekend we went on our first family camping trip. My aunt, Colleen, and cousin, Jonathan, came with us. It was SO much fun. The boys were CRAZY about it and have been talking about it ever since. I foresee a lot of camping in our future. Here are the Jedi setting up our tents.

They were positively giddy about sleeping in the tent. Caleb woke up in the morning and declared, "That was the best night of sleep ever!" Joel, on the other hand, was so excited he woke up repeatedly through the night whispering away about when we could get up and talking about Cars movie cars.

Joel eating his campfire cooked hotdog.

In the morning we hiked around the waterfall. Joel was our trail leader for part of the time, and he loved it.